When Elias Snook was born on 26 July 1842, in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States, his father, William Henry Snook, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Noble Summers, was 25. He married Sarah McElderry in 1861. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1895 and Lyon, Kansas, United States in 1900. He died on 28 February 1910, in Dallam, Texas, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Paola, Miami, Kansas, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Linn, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Linn, Kansas, United States
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English: nickname from Middle English snoke ‘mucus’, from snoken ‘to snuffle’.
Americanized form of Dutch Snoek ‘pike’ (the carnivorous fish).
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